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Sweet Potato Soup with Crispy Lentils

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Course dinner, Entree
Cuisine American
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

  • 2-3 large sweet potatoes peeled and cut into 1/4 inch thick slices
  • 2 TBS olive oil
  • to taste sea salt and pepper
  • 3 TBS coconut oil divided
  • 1 large yellow onion peeled and diced
  • 1 tsp ground turmeric
  • 1 TBS curry powder
  • 2 TBS freshly grated ginger from a 1 inch piece of ginger
  • 4 c. vegetable or chicken broth
  • 3/4 c. orange juice
  • 1 c. coconut milk
  • 2 large shallots peeled and minced
  • 1 1/2 c. cooked black lentils
  • 3 c. cooked brown rice
  • for serving yogurt
  • for serving fresh minced cilantro

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 400°F. Toss the sweet potatoes with the olive oil, salt, and pepper and spread out on a large rimmed baking sheet. Roast until tender when pierced with a fork, about 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and set aside.
  • Melt 2 TBS of the coconut oil over medium heat in a large saucepan. Add the onion and saute until translucent, about 3 minutes. Add the turmeric, curry powder, and ginger and saute until fragrant, 2 minutes more. Add the roasted sweet potato and broth and bring to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer. Simmer for 20 minutes, then remove from heat and carefully transfer to a blender. Add the orange juice and coconut milk and blend until very smooth. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Set soup aside.
  • In a small frying pan, melt the remaining 1 TBS of coconut oil over medium heat. Add the shallots and saute until translucent, about 2 minutes. Add the cooked lentils and saute until crispy, another 2 minutes. Remove from the heat.
  • Scoop a 1/2 cup of brown rice into each bowl. Pour soup over the rice, then top with lentils, yogurt, and cilantro.
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